Current red tide conditions around the state of Florida are summarized, and sampling results are mapped. Reports are updated on Friday afternoon. Current and past regional status reports are also ...

He has received an offer of $10.8 million for the Cortez Trailer Park, the owner has advised occupants, and if they can match it they are welcome to buy. No way, said the president of the homeowners ...

Bankrupt GSR Development LLC has filed a number of objections to unsecured claims with the federal bankruptcy court in Tampa, including those of Islanders Mel and Carol Yudofsky and the city of ...

European con artists are reinventing an old scam on the Island by sending a check to real estate agents for a rental deposit that is larger than the amount necessary. The scam begins when the alleged ...

Myriad questions by city officials prompted a developer to withdraw his development request for property in the 2200 block of Gulf Drive in Bradenton Beach last week. RAPS Development LLC of Longboat ...

It's that time of year: We're somewhat between seasons for trout and snook, redfish seem to be somewhat elusive, but sheepshead are literally swarming near any kind of piling, dock, structure or any ...

Tarpon are starting to show up off Egmont Key and near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in some numbers and size. Sharks, as always, are following the silver kings and bonnetheads are a good bet for a good ...

Island Baptist Church celebrated the 20th anniversary of its sanctuary and began a new chapter in history with the official name change to Crosspointe Felloship Sunday, March 18. The Rev. Dale Lawson ...

At extreme low tide, boaters and conservation officials get a glimpse of what was once a vibrant wildlife habitat - Passage Key. Gulf storms, most recently the 2005 storms, have taken a toll on ...

Holmes Beach Mayor Rich Bohnenberger said he was shocked to learn Sunday night that building official Bill Saunders had died. I knew he was struggling, but I didn’t expect to lose him so quickly, ...

Holmes Beach Commissioner Pat Geyer, left, and Mayor Rich Bohnenberger, right, welcome Manatee County Sheriff W. Brad Steube to a town hall forum Aug. 2 at Holmes Beach City Hall. islander Photos: ...

Ed Chiles, left, and Martha Wright and Steve Ananicz of the Chiles Group of restaurants, work feverishly (in scalding heat) to set up a buffet for volunteers and victims of Hurricane Charley in ...